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Some super-novice questions about hatching a tenodera sinensis ooth
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<blockquote data-quote="lovemymantisfriends" data-source="post: 317162" data-attributes="member: 10814"><p>Hi! </p><p></p><p></p><p>It looks like you are able to release Chinese Mantids in Colorado, but they most likely will not survive the winter. Based on this article, the European Mantis does well there: <a href="https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/insect/05510.pdf" target="_blank">https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/insect/05510.pdf</a>. I also recommend keeping a few, in separate cups, in case you have some that don't make it. It is usually recommended to release/separate them within 48 hours or they will start cannibalizing, even with a good food supply. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I would recommend separating the ones you would like to keep and release the rest. From there, feeding and misting can be much easier. Don't let those fruit flies fool you, they are quick and jump! Transferring some to a cup with a lid or a cup with a thin layer of vaseline so they cant climb out helps a lot-it wont take long for them to warm up! Tap the amount of fruit flies you want in each container. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I mist the sides of my mantid cups daily. I have a paper towel at the bottom of each of their cups instead of coconut substrate. If you are not going to mist daily, at least mist more frequently close to molts. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovemymantisfriends, post: 317162, member: 10814"] Hi! It looks like you are able to release Chinese Mantids in Colorado, but they most likely will not survive the winter. Based on this article, the European Mantis does well there: [URL="https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/insect/05510.pdf"]https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/insect/05510.pdf[/URL]. I also recommend keeping a few, in separate cups, in case you have some that don't make it. It is usually recommended to release/separate them within 48 hours or they will start cannibalizing, even with a good food supply. I would recommend separating the ones you would like to keep and release the rest. From there, feeding and misting can be much easier. Don't let those fruit flies fool you, they are quick and jump! Transferring some to a cup with a lid or a cup with a thin layer of vaseline so they cant climb out helps a lot-it wont take long for them to warm up! Tap the amount of fruit flies you want in each container. I mist the sides of my mantid cups daily. I have a paper towel at the bottom of each of their cups instead of coconut substrate. If you are not going to mist daily, at least mist more frequently close to molts. [/QUOTE]
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